Will UK Commercial Property Trust turn, or will it continue to rise beyond 86p?

• The chart shows the last 8 month’s price action for UK Commercial Property Trust
• The shares have broken above a resistance level at 84.6p trade 85.4p (at time of writing).
• The ‘trend is your friend’. Will it continue?
• Shares -8% from 2018 highs; +6.2% from 2018 lows; -3.7% year-to-date.
• 24 Dec: Acquires distribution warehouse portfolio for £85m,
• 24 Oct: Sells retail high street asset for £23.5m
• Source: Bloomberg, FT, Reuters, DJ Newswires, AlphaTerminal

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Trading UK Commercial Property Trust – An Example

Let’s say the breakout appeals to you, you think it’s likely to continue. You decide to buy exposure to £10,000 worth of UK Commercial Property Trust using a CFD, at the current price 85.4p (at time of writing). To do this, you need £2,000.

Let’s assume the UK Commercial Property Trust trend continues upwards to 90p (+5.3%). Your profit would be £540, from your initial investment of £2,000.

Conversely, let’s assume you open the above position, and place a stop-loss at 3% from the current price. UK Commercial Property Trust breaks lower, falling 3% and it hits your stop-loss. Your loss would be £300.

This is provided for information purposes only. It should not be taken as a recommendation.